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Pathogens, 2022 Schistosomiasis japonica caused by the trematode flukes of Schistosoma japonicum was one of the most grievous infectious diseases in China in the mid-20th century, while its elimination has been placed on the agenda of the national strategic plan of ...
Chao Lv +5 more
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IgG persistence showed weak clinical aspects in chronic schistosomiasis patients
Scientific Reports, 2023 Schistosomiasis is a chronic parasitic disease, which affects the quality of daily life of patients and imposes a huge burden on society. Hepatic fibrosis in response to continuous insult of eggs to the liver is a significant cause of morbidity and ...
Shudong Xie +8 more
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Modelling environmentally-mediated infectious diseases of humans: transmission dynamics of schistosomiasis in China. [PDF]
, 2010 Macroparasites of humans are sensitive to a variety of environmental variables, including temperature, rainfall and hydrology, yet current comprehension of these relationships is limited.
Remais, Justin
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Therapeutic potential of fucoidan in the reduction of hepatic pathology in murine schistosomiasis japonica. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2020 Background Hepatic granuloma formation and fibrosis as the consequence of tissue entrapped eggs produced by female schistosomes characterize the pathology of Schistosoma japonicum infection.
Bai X +12 more
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Genital manifestations of tropical diseases [PDF]
, 2004 Genital symptoms in tropical countries and among returned travellers can arise from a variety of bacterial, protozoal, and helminthic infections which are not usually sexually transmitted.
Richens, J
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Real-time PCR demonstrates high prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum in the Philippines: implications for surveillance and control. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 BACKGROUND:The Philippines has a population of approximately 103 million people, of which 6.7 million live in schistosomiasis-endemic areas with 1.8 million people being at risk of infection with Schistosoma japonicum.
Catherine A Gordon +9 more
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Assessment of morbidity due to Schistosoma japonicum infection in China [PDF]
, 2014 This paper presents a historical assessment of morbidity due to the Schistosoma japonicum infection in China. Due to the socio-economic situation, which did not allow for a control program to be implemented until the early 1950s, morbidity was serious ...
Ming-gang Chen
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Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Volume 24, Issue 24, Page 14325-14338, December 2020., 2020 Abstract CD4+T cells differentiate into distinct functional effector and inhibitory subsets are facilitated by distinct cytokine cues present at the time of antigen recognition. Maintaining a balance between T helper 17 (Th17) and regulatory T (Treg) cells are critical for the control of the immunopathogenesis of liver diseases.
Hao Chang +9 more
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021 The construction of spatio-temporal models can be either descriptive or dynamic. In this study we aim to evaluate the differences in model fitting between a descriptive model and a dynamic model of the transmission for intestinal schistosomiasis caused ...
Q. Su +7 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2011 Worldwide schistosomiasis continues to be a serious public health problem. Over the past five decades, China has made remarkable progress in reducing Schistosoma japonicum infections in humans to a relatively low level.
Zheng Hui-min +2 more
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